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HTS tariff line · chapter 54

5407.69.30

The thread count of which per cm (treating multiple (folded) or cabled yarns as single threads) is over 69 but not over 142 in the warp and over 31 but not over 71 in the filling (620)

Analysis

HTS 5407.69.30 covers the thread count of which per cm (treating multiple (folded) or cabled yarns as single threads) is over 69 but not over 142 in the warp and over 31 but not… under heading 5407 (woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials…).

Within this group the rate runs from 8.5% to 14.9%. Compared with 5407.69.90 (other: printed), which pays 14.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 14.9 percentage points.

The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 11% of the 123 tariff lines in chapter 54, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.

The other lines in the same group are 5407.69.10 (unbleached or bleached, 14.9%), 5407.69.20 (other: dyed, 14.9%), 5407.69.40 (of yarns of different colors: other, 8.5%) and 5407.69.90 (other: printed, 14.9%).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 313210 (Broadwoven Fabric Mills), an industry of 234 US establishments employing 13,276 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.

Neighbouring lines

LineDescriptionGeneral rate
5407.69.10Unbleached or bleached14.9%
5407.69.20Other: dyed14.9%
5407.69.40Of yarns of different colors: other8.5%
5407.69.90Other: printed14.9%